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Any way to turn off iOS 7 navigation animations?

The zoom animations everywhere on the new iOS 7 are literally making me nauseous and giving me a headache. It's exactly how I used to get car sick if I tried to read in the car.


How do I turn them off? Do I have to revert to 6?

iPhone 4

Posted on Sep 18, 2013 4:59 PM

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Sep 27, 2013 8:55 AM in response to iPhone236545

iPhone236545 wrote:


What do you mean by 3D motion effect? If you are referring to the parallax effect, it can be turned off. If you are referring to the zoom effect, as I have stated, I do not believe it could be the cause. The zoom effect happened in iOS 6 and before. The only difference is that it zooms into the app instead of from the center.

Now you have just called me a liar. That is rude and unhelpful and clearly it is useless to continue discussing this with you.


I don't choose to get a headache from this. I don't choose to become nauseated. I don't need you to understand it. I want Apple to understand and fix it. Please go away now because you are rude.

Sep 27, 2013 9:45 AM in response to iPhone236545

iPhone236545 wrote:


Did the zoom bother you in iOS 6?


Like many or most people here, I had ZERO problems with the IOS 6. None whatsoever.


As of last week, after downloading IOS 7 on my iPhone 5, I've had headaches, eye strain, and nausea.


The app zooming animation in IOS 7 is different because of the speed and the type of animation.


When you unlock the phone, the apps icons go zooming past you, initially very fast and then slow down a bit near the end. For us who are affected, this is an unsettling sensation of "flying" backwards" and causes feelings like motion sickness. It's an animation that you might see in a 3D video game.


And then everytime you open and close apps, you have the sensation of flying into and out of the apps, as you see the icons and app name fly past your head, forwards and backwards. This alone would be bad enough for some, but then you have it going it and out of different angles to different parts of the screen. And sometimes, it starts out fast, then slows down as it nears the end of animation. So you have different speeds, angles, locations on top of the flying sensation.


The IOS 6 animation was simple, fast, and always came from the center of the screen. It was like a blink of an eye. You were unable to make out the icons or text as it zoomed in and out. The zoom was almost indiscernable.


So these are the factual differences. But the only thing that really matters is whether or not it affects you. Either it does or it doesn't. And you'll know within 15-30 minutes whether you're one of the unfortunate ones like myself. I just close my eyes now and look away when I unlock and open/close apps to avoid the headaches...


Apple, I hope you're listening. We need a disable option very soon...

Any way to turn off iOS 7 navigation animations?

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